Liquid-dispensing device.



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Lroulb msPENslNG ufvlcE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.24| l9l6.

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1. A. gmcE. LIQUID DISPENSING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24| 1916,

Patnd Dee. 25,1917.

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TAKES ALBERT PRICE, 0F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIA'INA, ASSIGNOB T0 PRICE UnaTANK WORKS, INC., 0F NEW ORLEANS,

To all whom I#may concern:

"m'handling gasolene although its applica- 1,5` i `embodiment oftheinvention is adapted tionv need,v notv berestricted. The presentprincipally" foriise along highways and in "garagesfor dispensinggasolene and the object is to provide an extremely simple andcomparatively inexpensive yet highly eicient apparatus rwhich may beused for dischar ng any1 'amount of liquid.

With theforegoing general object in view, 3 theinventlon resides incertain novel fea- 25 tures of construction and in unique combi` nationsofparts to be hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptivematter beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing which constitutes apart of this application and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the imroved liquid dispensing device,parts, bemg broken away and inA section;

Fig.- 2 is a detail vertical section of the cap of the vent pipe.

Fig.`3 isa vertical section showing the. relation of parts'when theservice tank is being filled by the siphon; and

Fig. 4 is n similar view showing tbe relation of parts when dischargingliquid.

In specifically describing the, construction shown in the drawing abovebriefly described, similar characters will be placed on correspondingparts throughout, the. several views and reference will be herein made.lo the, numerous elcnunts, h v their resiiectivn indices. 'lo this endlhe numeral l desiguales a |uea:-1urin1 r or servire tank whirh isconstantly filled willi liquid from :i storage, orsupply tank 2 h vmeans of a siplion Il, thc tank 1 being disposed in a lower plane thanille mirage tank. The leg of the Siphon in llic'storagc tanlr 2 lowerend with an upwardly opening chef-.lc valve 4 while the other leg fa'ulsiphon is provided on ils' LIQUID-DISPENSING :Jl-.vrom y means forautomatically filling the 'tanlrl when the valve 5 isv opened.

The tanks 1 and Qand4 the siphon 3l`are l l specmcuun u: Letter raum.Patented Dec. 2,5, 1917.

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adapted to be embedded-in `the earth below f the surface thereof and forthe purpose of filling the storage tank 2, a". filling pipe'fV risestherefrom. To permit air to'enter the y .tank 2 as th`e liquid isdischargedifrom thistank into the measuring tank 1, a vent pipe 7 risesfrom said tank 2, the upper end of said pipe i' havig a protecting cap8.by meansof which it ma. pose to be hereinafter described. l

A pipe 9 rises from the tank 1 and is provided at its upperend ywith astuffing box 10, said box and pipe receiving slidably therein a lower,pipe section 11 which is adapted to be inserted into the tank 1' anumber of distances in order that different uantities of .liquid may be.discharged t erefrom. A stuiling box 12 scarried bythe upper endof theipe section 11 and establisbes a sliding liiid'tight connection betweenthis section and the upper section 13 which telescopes therewith. Thesection 13 depends rigidly from an appropriate man-l the pipe .sm-lionll\vill he, al such a height` in the tanlt l as lo onlypermit the pump ybe closed for a. purll lo withdraw one quart of liquid whcn rq'ic'raled.'lhc amount dispensed. however, may lal increased by moving the. handle19 downwardly or decreased by shifting Said handle. upwardly. While thepump is being operated, the valvil 5 will be closed to pref bythe, f,Prefemilyiused in vent continual supply of fluid from the tank 2 to thetank l. In the present embodiment of the invention, the valve inquestion is equipped with a vertical operatin 'rod 20 which risesthrough. a. pipe 21 and is provided on its upper end with a handle 22.This handle 22 is disposed withinv the path of the stuing box 12 carriedby the pipe 11,- and is arranged at such a point upon the rod 20 that itwill he engaged by said stuffing box tocompletely open the valve 5 whenthe hand-16.1@ is restored to itsnormal raised position.y When the pipesection l1 is again moveddownwardly for the discharge of liquid,thevalve 5, owing to its own weight.,

and the weightof the operating rod 20,

clases. It may be thus seen that whenever the tank 1` is discharged ofits fluid capacity` the refilling ofthe, same will be automatic as soonas liandle 19 is restored to its normal or raised.v position.

Forthegpnrpose of permitting air to enter thetanklasxtlie Huid isdischarged therefrom,

rant-,li vent 23 leads from the pipe A This rent also allows-the,escapenofm i`x froni tank 1 as it isheingv filled connection 'with thepartsdscribed is e vhousing 2t whichsurround t le of the. Siphon 3vabove the `tank la .wel g as the lower portions of the pipesk .il and,2t,"`said housing `being' V'here shown asa'n. upper,compartment ofthetank l formedfbya horizontal partition 247.' The use of,,thislio'usinghowevei-,is optional and the app:v "u tus will operaie to equaladvantage;.wit-hout thf` same.

'lhe'pmnp '14, as above suggested, may he of any' offthe well knowntypes and in the present sliowing'said pump is provided with ka pairofjoutlets 25 and 26 and with a tilter' Q'between said outlets and thepump. (lutlet 25 terminates lu the form of the usual goose-neck 2bwhile. a tlexible hose is adapted to lead from the outlet-2t', for thepurpose ot' tilting ,receptaufles at points rallier remote v'from theapparatus, (late -valves or the likt-2U are. provided for the purpose of,directingy the liquid through either ot' the outlets 25 and 2li.

ln use, the apparatus will be set up substaul tally as shown ou the drawine' and after l l. hlling the .storage tank '2. tue eap h will be.

' 'tightened to tempomrily prevent4 the passage pipe 1'1 the requiredamount into the liq uid in the tank 1 the amount of projection beingshown by theequantity gagelt4 and indicator 17 so that the apparatus maybe "properly set for discharging a pint, quart., gallon, or an)vsuitable quantity, the amount discharged depending totally upon thedistance which the pipe 11 is inserted into the liquid. For instance, ifsaid pipe is projected'ouly into one quart of the contents of tank l,only this amount will be discharged, but if the pipe in, question ismoved farther downward, suy in to a gallon of the liquid, it will beobvious that this gallon will be dispensed. "1`hempment the handle 19 ismoved downwardly, thestuing box 12 is lnoved away from the handle 22with the result that. the rod 20 dropsto close the with the result thatthe stuffing box 12 abuts the handle and Vrasesrod 20 to" open thevalvejt', as shown in.Fig.-.3. Siphonic. action' is ttmsstartzedvthrough the Siphon 100 :l to till the tank 1 frornftank 2, the checkYvalve' 4 Apermitting theft-ee discharge of liqnidifrom said lastpa'med.tank but ob-v strueting'any return of such liquid so that the siphon'is constantly filled and intendi-P105 ness for automatic action eachtime the'valve 5 is opened.

By t-.oi'istructing the improved dispensing apparatus in the mannershown and de- Y scribed, it'. may be manufactured and mar- 110" keted ata minimum cost vet will be highly ellicient'. and easy to operate. Forthese reasons, the construction shown and described const ii'utes thepreferred form of the invention but it. is to bei1ndcrstood that Within1.15 the. scope of the appended claims, numerous (-.hanges may be madewithout sacrificing the principal :ulvantages.

l, .l liquid dispensing apparatus compris- 12D Eug a service tank and asupply tank located halo-.r the surtaee of thev ground, a-passageleading Jfrom said supply tank to said serv` iml tank for normallyfilling the latter, a enroll' valve for said passage, a pipo rising trafrom said .service tank and having at its up per end a sluiting box, aloweil pipe sertion passing slidablj; through said pipe and the sfullingbox thereof for projection dill'ereutl .-li-:t:iiues intil the serviretaule, said lower 13G tion projecting intov said pipe section alsohaving a stufiing box at its upper end, an upper pipe section receivedin Said lowersection and the stulin box thereof so as to permit saidlower section to slide vertically, a pump support, a pump mounted onsaid support and communicat-V ing with said upper pipe section, anoperating rodsecured to and extending above said lower pipe section andhaving an indicator at its upper end, a quantity scale with which saidindicator Pcoperates, and a handle -on said rod for shifting the samevertically to project the lower pipe section the required amount intothe service tank.

2. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprisng a service tank and a supplytank to be lced below the surface of the ground, a

a the service tank for normally filling the latter, said passage havinga cut-off valve, a

pipe rising from the service tank to a point above the ground and havinga stuffing box at its upper end, a lower pipe section received loosel insaid the stufling ox thereo the lower end of said lower section beinadapted for projection different distances into the service tank, andthe -ulpper end of said section being providedwit a stulling box, an uper pipe seci ower section through the stull'mg box thereof, a pumpsupport, a pump mounted on said support and communicating .withsaidupper pipe section, means for raisingand lowering said lower piesection to proJect the lower end thereof t e required amount into theservice tank, a vent pipe extending the aforesaid pipe to permit theescape of.

laterally from air from the upper end of the service tank, and anadditional vent pipe communicating with said lirst vent pipe and withthe supply tank.

3. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a supply tan a service tankbelow the ge. leading from said supply tank topipe and snugly in.

connecting the two, a valve in said passage,

a vertical pipe insertible different distances into said service tank,means for moving the liquid from said service tank through said pipe,and means for automatically opening said valve when said pipe is raiseda predetermined amount and for holding said valve open until said pipeis again lowered.

5. A liquid dispensing apparatus comprising a supply tan a service tank,a passage connecting theltwo, a valve in said passage a verticaloperatin rod rising from sai valve for opening t 1e same, a verticalpipe adjacent said rod and insertible different movin the liquid fromsaidservice tank Vthroug said pipe, and a lateral projection at theupper end of said valve operating rod, said proJection being positionedin the upward path of said pipe, whereby upward movement of said pipelto the maximum, will automatically 'open the aforesaid valve to permitthe service tank to berefilled from the supply tank.

`In testimony whereof I have hereunto lset my hand in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

JAMES ALBERT PRICE.

Witnesses A J. GALvIN, L. L. SHonmxnn.

'distances into the service tank, means for

